The Government of Canada under Justin Trudeau has done something amazing for women and our whole society. The report is well worth the read. It says: The knowledge-based economy demands a skilled, adaptable and diversified workforce to support Canada’s competitiveness and prosperity. All Canadians should have the opportunity to make choices about their education based on
I love ratings tools. They are not just for parents, but for everyone to notice how many sexist movies exist. Good for Common Sense Media! Here is an excerpt of an article from the New York Times. “Thirty-two years ago, the cartoonist Alison Bechdel proposed a test to determine whether a movie portrayed girls and women
I am speaking in Victoria next Thursday at the Canadian Bar Association. The topic is gender and mediation. Sign up here. It’s at noon and should be fun. Lawyers from ADR, the Women Lawyer’s section and young lawyers are all invited!
I have seen Elizabeth speak and she knows what she is talking about. She is a tireless advocate for attracting more women into STEM and particularly engineering! It should be a great WXN EVENT on JUNE 8. Click here for more information. https://www.wxnetwork.com/about/about-wxn/
I know how to leverage the women’s march. It’s the oldest solution in the radical women’s toolkit. GATHER. Just GATHER. And if you need something to read to help you come up with IDEAS and SOLUTIONS please read my three books (Lean Out, Motherhood is Madness and Occupy Women). They explain exactly what is REALLY going on in easy-to-read format and include very
If you are not sure what to do to help bring about GENDER EQUALITY here are the 21 strategies from my book: Occupy Women- A Manifesto for Positive Change in a World Run by Men. Please forward to friends and share on social media. Occupy Women: A Manifesto for Equality: 21 Strategies Acknowledge our thousand-year-old hierarchy Uncover
A conference is being held in November at Stanford University to help Japan attract and promote more women at work and in society. Why? Last year Japan realized that they were facing a shrinking and aging population and in order to remain a wealthy nation they needed more workers. As a result, women, who
According to the Olser website: A recent Bloomberg news piece by Natalie Obiko Pearson reviews the current state of gender diversity on corporate boards in Canada. In the article, Pearson cites research from Catalyst as well as from the Canada chapter of the 30% Club which is about to release a white paper revealing that
On Thursday, a huge publicly traded US company (Salesforce) announced that it has hired its first-ever chief equality officer. The new hire, former Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard exec Tony Prophet, will be responsible for leading the company’s equality initiatives, which will focus on gender, LGBTQ, and racial equality. He will report directly to chairman and CEO
I am excited about attending the Minerva “Face of Leadership Conference” on June 22. Come join me and learn about diversity and inclusion. https://theminervafoundation.com/announcing-the-full-face-of-leadershiptm/